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Got Snapchat recently and want your opinion on it.
Some things I like: public snaps that can keep you up to date and more aware of the world around you.
Things I don't like: 24/7 friend locations, from the fact that anyone knows where you are and that Snapchat will sell your location data to advertisers.
Would also like to know more about etiquette on the app.

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[โ€“] nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's funny how Snapchat was huge in Europe like a decade ago, this was before it even introduced chat feature or stories, it was only disappearing photos, then it died, then 3 or 5 years ago Americans picked it up as the foremost alternative to SMS/iMessage, and at the moment the European Gen-Z is getting into Snapchat again, or so I believe judging by the sample of 2 (two) cousins I have

[โ€“] variants@possumpat.io 5 points 1 month ago

I had no idea people still used it, it sort of just died after Instagram came out with stories or whatever. Most people I know just prefer text messaging now since no one can agree vs fb messenger apple messenger what's app or signal